Craft of Preaching

Dear Working Preacher
Faith and Doubt

Dear Working Preacher, Christ is Risen! Christ is risen indeed! The Easter cry isn’t only for Easter [...]

Columnist
It Ain’t That Pretty

Easter is the season when someone on the worship committee figures out how to order lilies online [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 213: Michael Curry

Michael Curry explains what he means by the “conversation between [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Just the Beginning

Dear Working Preacher, It’s not a great ending, so I can understand the urge to fix it. [...]

Columnist
Lectionary Pros and Cons

For most of my ministry I have been a solo pastor and had the daunting privilege of [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 212: Will Willimon

Will shares insights on how to keep the biblical story [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Downward Mobility

Dear Working Preacher, The first time I preached on Palm Sunday I was an intern. So I [...]

Culture
A Review: ‘What Shall We Say?’ by Thomas G. Long

In his new book for [...]

Columnist
Where Have All the Prophets Gone?

Today, it feels too much like Elijah in the wilderness: [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 211: Anna Carter Florence

Anna reflects about the tension that exists between teaching and [...]